BP appoints Ericsson chief as new chairmanEnergy giant BP has appointed Carl-Henric Svanberg Carl-Henric Svanberg (born May 29, 1952, Porjus, Norrbottens län) is a Swedish businessman who is the current CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson. Born in the north of Sweden, Svanberg studied in the south and graduated with a Masters degree in Applied Physics and , current chief executive of Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson Er·ics·son , John 1803-1889. American engineer and inventor who built the first ironclad warship, the Monitor (1862), which engaged the Confederate Merrimack in a famous naval battle of the Civil War (March 9, 1862). , as the group's new chairman from 2010. "BP today announced that it has appointed Carl-Henric Svanberg, currently chief executive officer of the Swedish telecommunications company See telecom company. , Ericsson, to replace Peter Sutherland Peter Denis Sutherland, KCMG (born April 25 1946) is an Irish businessman and former politician, associated with the Fine Gael party. He is a barrister by profession, and is also Senior Counsel. as chairman of BP," the group said in a statement. Svanberg, 57, will become BP chairman on January 1, 2010, after a seven-year stint as Ericsson chief executive and chairman of joint venture Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. . "BP is a recognised world leader in the energy sector and it's a great privilege to be invited to lead its board," Svanberg said. "Following such a distinguished predecessor is quite a challenge but I'm hugely excited about joining the energy industry which is so much at the heart of the global economy. I look forward to it with relish." 
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